Why should you come? We have a few great reasons...- Jerry Ostensoe will be playing music - You'll be able to taste some delicious Bluenose BEER!- Anne Borgendale of Brynhild Creamery will be sharing some of her artisan cheese paired with our beer! - POTLUCK! There is always good food at a potluck.- VOTING! We need to hear from you. We need you there to vote and make some very important decisions for the Brewery and its future!

Bluenose Gopher Brewery board members will be at the Andrew J. Volstead House Museum from 4-6 PM to celebrate National Beer Day with stories of the end of Prohibition in 1933. We will also have informaton on how you can invest in the brewery.

We are kicking off our Capital Campaign and need to raise money from investors in order to qualify for additional financing. We need our member/owners' help whether or not you wish to invest more money. Please join us to learn more and to help. Let's get our brewery open!

We are kicking off our Capital Campaign and need to raise money from investors in order to qualify for additional financing. We need our member/owners' help whether or not you wish to invest more money. Please join us on one of these Wednesday evenings for more information. Let's get our brewery open!

Announce member referral winner - a member who has recruited the largest number of members for the co-op. We will be looking at membership applications to add up the number of members recruited by a member. Membership collected up to and on the day of the Annual Meeting will count towards your final number of referrals. So start referring today.

Competition is open to the public and to members of Bluenose Gopher Brewery.

Winners will be announced on Saturday, June 27th, during Bluenose Gopher Brewery's first Cooperative Annual Meeting.

There is no cost for entry.

You must be 21 years or older to enter.

A maximum of 3 entries are allowed per person (or team consisting of no more than 2 individuals). If a person enters as both an individual and a team, they may claim credit for no more than 3 total entries.

Entries must be received as 2 bottles, each having a size between 10-oz to 32-oz. Exterior of bottles must be free any labels (ink, paper, or otherwise) other than the competition entry label. Any lettering or graphics on the cap must be removed or covered with permanent black marker.

The competition categories are as follows: 􏰀

Lager

Light Ale

Dark Ale

One winner will be announced for each category. There will be no Best in Show awarded.

Only beer will be accepted, and must be one of the styles listed on the attached BJCP styles list. No wines, meads, ciders, etc, will be accepted.

The beer must be home brewed to enter. No entries brewed at commercial facilities will be accepted.

Entries must be identified as a specific style per the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines, and will be judged by this criteria. See attached for a list of each acceptable beer styles and recommended competition category.

Lagers must be entered into the Lager category, and Ales must be entered into one of the two Ale categories. Due to the broad range of acceptable colors for many styles of ales, the entrant may decide which category is most suitable for their particular beer. Each beer may only be entered into a single competition category.

Submission of entries will begin starting on Saturday, June 13, and will be accepted up to, but no later than, Sunday, June 21. Submissions will not be accepted before or after this designated timeframe. No late (or early) entries will be accepted.

Each entry must be submitted with a BGB Competition Entry Label. Use a rubber band to attach the labels with the entrant name/contact information/style/entry number to the bottles. The use of tape or glue to attach forms is NOT acceptable.

􏰀 Competition Category (e.g. Lager, Light Ale, Dark Ale)

􏰀 BJCP Category (e.g. German Wheat and Rye Ale)

􏰀 BJCP Style (e.g. Dunkelweizen)

􏰀 BJCP Style Number (e.g. 15B - see attached table)

Brewer Contact Information

No entries will be returned whether received late or otherwise. All entries become property of Bluenose Gopher Brewery.

Bluenose Gopher Public House

Bluenose Gopher Brewery is a co-operative brewpub currently in the process of creating it's brews and organization and predict to open our doors in late 2015 or early 2016. We will open with craft beer, local food and entertainment in a prohibition theme location in downtown Granite Falls, home of Andrew Volstead.

We are a cooperative.

Bluenose Gopher Public House (formerly known as Bluenose Gopher Brewery) is a volunteer-led cooperative pub with a goal of opening its doors in June of 2018.